“In Zahir by Paulo Coelho is a novel of obsession, and how that one single obsession or Zahir, can take over your life, and drive you to it, little did our protagonist know that he would end up finding himself, coming to several realizations, and writing best selling books along the way.
I think that I didn’t enjoy this book, and found it hard to read for one reason. It was to mature, it dealt with concepts I have nothing to do with, so I found it hard to relate to. For someone who has lost love I can see how this book would be appealing, and for someone who could find the deeper meaning. Something I struggled to do.
The book was first published in Iran, but banned shortly after, I had a hard time finding exactly why, but an educated guess is the religious reference. In the book Makhil takes him to a “religious” ceremony where people swear they feel the spirit pass through them.
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Mariah B wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009.
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